The Beatles History: Daily action

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 17. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1161)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (361)
1963
The Beatles perform at the Grosvenor Rooms, Norwich, Norfolk.
Their fee is 250 pounds. (1786)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). They begin recording John's song "You Know My Name (Look
Up the Number)". The song will not be finished until November
1969, and it will not be released until March 1970 (as the B-side
of the "Let it Be" single). (2679)
[O] 1967
Upon the advice of his physician, Brian Epstein checks himself into
the Priory Hospital in Roehampton for some much-needed rest. (2700)
[P] 1971
US release of Paul and Linda McCartney LP "Ram" (Apple). Songs:
"Too Many People", "3 Legs", "Ram On", "Dear Boy", "Uncle
Albert/Admiral Halsey", "Smile Away", "Heart of the Country",
"Monkberry Moon Delight", "Eat at Home", "Long Haired Lady", "Ram
On" (reprise), and "Back Seat of My Car". 37 weeks on Billboard
chart; highest position #2. (139)
[J] 1972
An Immigration and Naturalization Service hearing is held in New
York concerning the deportation order pending against John Lennon.
(3467)
[J] 1974
John Lennon sits in as guest disc jockey for Philadelphia radio
station WFIL during their Helping Hand Marathon fund-raiser. (3500)
[P] 1977
US release of Percy 'Thrills' Thrillington (Paul McCartney) LP
"Thrillington" (Capitol). Instrumental version of the "Ram" album.
(218)
[J] 1988
US re-release of John Lennon album "Shaved Fish" on CD (Capitol).
This is the second release of the album on CD, the first (May 26,
1987) having been withdrawn due to poor sound quality. (430)
[J] 1988
UK re-release of John Lennon CD "Shaved Fish" (EMI). The album had
been originally issued on CD in 1987, but it was recalled due to
poor sound quality. (803)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 18. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1162)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (362)
1963
The Beatles perform for two "houses" at the Adelphi Cinema, Slough,
Buckinghamshire. This is the first night of The Beatles' third
tour of the year. The top billing for the tour initially went to
Roy Orbison, whom The Beatles greatly admired. But audience demand
quickly thrust The Beatles into the position of tour headliners.
Their song list for this tour is "Some Other Guy", "Do You Want to
Know a Secret", "Love Me Do", "From Me to You", "Please Please Me",
"I Saw Her Standing There", and "Twist and Shout". The tour
includes, in ad***ion to The Beatles and Roy Orbison, the artists
Gerry & the Pacemakers, Tony Marsh, the Terry Young Six, Erkey
Grant, Ian Crawford, David Macbeth, and Louise Cordet. Before the
show, Gerry Marsden of the Pacemakers presents The Beatles with
their second silver disc, for "From Me to You". (1787)
1965
Although filming for "HELP!" is finished, a great deal of post-sync
work remains to be done. The Beatles overdub speaking parts,
including a good many quips and "ho-ho's". Included in the
overdubs is John's reading of his story "I Sat Belonely" as he and
Ringo are seen walking down the street. (2364)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios,
London). The Beatles spend 12 hours working on "Got to Get You
Into My Life". Overdubbing of the brass section, new vocals, and
guitars. (2522)
[J] 1967
John Lennon and Paul McCartney record backing vocals on the Rolling
Stones song "We Love You". (2691)
1967
A press release announces that The Beatles have been selected to
represent the United Kingdom for the first-ever global-wide
satellite broadcast. The Beatles have reportedly agreed to be
shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the
occasion. The broadcast is scheduled for June 25. John and Paul
will each write a song for the broadcast, John composing "All You
Need is Love" and Paul's song thought to have been either "Your
Mother Should Know" or "Hello Goodbye". John's song, which seems
*****m up the 1967 'summer of love' and The Beatles' sympathies, is
selected as the right song for worldwide broadcast. Plus, since
the song was being broadcast to many non-English-speaking
countries, the BBC instructions had been to 'keep it simple'. What
better message then, than one that is readily understandable and
applicable to all cultures: "All you need is love"? (2695)
1970
US release of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple). Songs: "Two of Us",
"I Dig a Pony", "Across the Universe", "I Me Mine", "Dig It", "Let
It Be", "Maggie Mae", "I've Got a Feeling", "One After 909", "The
Long and Winding Road", "For You Blue", and "Get Back". The apple
on the label is red. 55 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position
#1. (127)
[J] 1974
John Lennon sits in for a second day as guest disc jockey for
Philadelphia radio station WFIL during their Helping Hand Marathon
fund-raiser. (3501)
[G] 1987
UK re-release of the George Harrison album "The Best of George
Harrison" on CD (EMI). (774)
[G] 1987
UK re-release of the George Harrison album "All Things Must Pass"
on double CD (EMI). (775)
[R] 1992
UK release of Ringo Starr single "Weight of the World/After All
These Years" (Private Music). Also released as a CD single with an
extra track, "Don't Be Cruel". (3965)
1998
A film clip of The Beatles performing the song "Help!" for "The Ed
Sullivan Show", taped on August 14, 1965, is included in the CBS-TV
broadcast of a television special titled "Really Big Show: Ed
Sullivan's 50th Anniversary". (2404)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 19. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1163)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (363)
1963
The Beatles, on tour with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont
Cinema in Hanley. (1788)
1966
On May 19-20 The Beatles film/videotape 4 song promo films for
"Paperback Writer" and 3 song promo films for "Rain". Two of the
"Paperback Writer" promos are in color, the other two in black and
white. Two "Rain" promos are in color and one in black and white.
The color promos are for the US market, where color television
broadcasting is being done, but the UK is still restricted to black
and white only, and so the black and white films are for UK
broadcast. Filming on the 19th is done in the studio (Studio One,
EMI Studios, London); on the 20th they do location filming in the
gardens of Chiswick House, Chiswick, London. The director for all
of the promo films is Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The two color studio
promos videotaped on May 19 are broadcast in the US on "The Ed
Sullivan Show" on June 5, 1966. The three black and white studio
promos are broadcast on "Ready, Steady, Go!" (June 3) and "Goodbye
Lucky Stars", the final broadcast of "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (June
25). (2523)
1966
After spending the day filming promo video clips for "Paperback
Writer" and "Rain", The Beatles (Paul for sure, the others may or
may not have attended) oversee the recording of the French horn
solo for Paul's song "For No One" (played by Alan Civil), in Studio
Three at EMI Studios, London. (2524)
[O] 1967
Brian Epstein leaves Priory Hospital, where he has been admitted
for rest, to attend a press reception previewing the release of
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Afterwards, Epstein
returns to the hospital. (2701)
[J] 1968
Although the exact date is impossible to corroborate, this night is
suggested as the probable date for the taping of experimental
tracks that would be issued as John Lennon and Yoko Ono's album
"Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins". As such, it marks one of
the most important nights of John Lennon's life, for this was the
night that John and Yoko became a couple. With his wife Cynthia
away on vacation, John invited Yoko to his home in Surrey. The
recording of their sound-collage experiments was followed by their
making love. Ultimately, this night marks John Lennon's decision
to be who he wanted to be, his finding the determination to pursue
his personal dreams, regardless of the expectations of a world of
fans, of the acrimony over adultery and divorce, of worldwide
outrage over the naked photos of John and Yoko that would grace the
cover of their first album together, or even of the continued
existence of The Beatles. The road from being "John the Beatle" to
being "John Ono Lennon" would not be a short or easy one for John,
but this was the beginning. (2833)
1969
The Beatles receive the Ivor Novello award for Britain's
top-selling single of 1968, "Hey Jude". (3064)
[O] 1969
US release of Jackie Lomax album "Is This What You Want?" (Apple).
George Harrison produced the album, and Eric Clapton and Ringo
Starr play on the song "You've Got Me Thinking". Differs from the
UK release: omits the song "How Can You Say Goodbye" and includes
the song "New Day". (3959)
1973
The Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" reaches #1 in
the UK charts. (3484)
[O] 1979
At a party celebrating Eric Clapton's marriage to George's ex-wife
Pattie, George, Paul, and Ringo, stage an impromptu concert. They
play a number of old rock-and-roll hits and Beatles tunes. Other
musicians joining in are Mick Jagger, Denny Laine, Eric Clapton,
Lonnie Donegan, and Ginger Baker. Beatles reunion rumors flare up
around the world in response. (3564)
[R] 1980
Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach are involved in a car accident in
South London, but neither is seriously injured. (3571)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 20. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison,
Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) perform during the first night of
their short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Town
Hall, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Gentle and the Silver Beetles
rehearse together for the first time 30 minutes prior to going on
stage. For this tour, three of the Silver Beetles adopt stage
names: Paul McCartney becomes Paul Ramon, George Harrison goes by
the name Carl Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe becomes Stuart de
Stael. (1404)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1164)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (364)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont
Cinema in Southampton, Hampshire. (1789)
1966
The Beatles do location filming for two color promo films for
"Paperback Writer" and "Rain". Filming is done in the gardens of
Chiswick House, Chiswick, London. Although filmed in color, these
two promo films are broadcast in black and white on the UK
television program "Top of the Pops". "Paperback Writer" is
broadcast on June 2 and again on June 23. "Rain" is broadcast on
June 9. (2525)
1967
Three Beatles (John, Ringo, and Paul) record interviews with Kenny
Everett for same-day broadcast on the BBC radio program "Where It's
At". The Beatles' about-to-be-released album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band" is played on the program, every track except "A
Day in the Life", which has been banned by the BBC for encouraging
a permissive attitude towards drug use. John introduces the title
track and also "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". He also talks
about Artificial Double Tracking, saying that The Beatles refer to
it as "double-flanging". Ringo talks about the past year's
activities for The Beatles. Paul chats about the lengthy process
of recording "Pepper", then says cheerio at the end of the program.
(2680)
1968
The Beatles, armed with a bunch of new songs after their visit to
India, meet at George Harrison's home in Esher, Surrey. They tape
23 demos of songs on George's 4-track recorder. Many will end up
on The Beatles' next album, "The Beatles" (the White Album). The
demos include: "Cry Baby Cry", "Child of Nature" [a John Lennon
song that was not used; John put a new lyric to the melody in 1971
to create the song "Jealous Guy"]; "The Continuing Story of
Bungalow Bill"; "I'm So Tired"; "Yer Blues"; "Everybody's Got
Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"; "What's the New Mary
Jane?"; "Revolution"; "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Circles" [a
George Harrison song that was not used; George released it as a
solo recording in 1982]; "Sour Milk Sea" [a George Harrison song
recorded by Jackie Lomax]; "Not Guilty" [a George Harrison song
that was not used; George released a solo version in 1979];
"Piggies"; "Julia"; "Blackbird"; "Rocky Raccoon"; "Back in the
USSR"; "Honey Pie"; "Mother Nature's Son"; "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da";
"Junk" [a Paul McCartney song that was not used; Paul included it
on his 1970 first solo album]; "Dear Prudence"; and "***y Sadie".
Some of these demos were released on "The Beatles Anthology 3":
Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (Disc one, Track 2) and "Mean Mr.
Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "Glass Onion", "Junk", "Piggies", and
"Honey Pie" (Disc one, Tracks 4-9). (2835)
1969
It is publicly announced that Allen Klein has been made The
Beatles' manager. Klein moves into Apple's offices, throwing out
executives, hangers-on, and hustlers. Apple stopped losing money
and Klein worked on maximizing record royalties for The Beatles.
(3066)
[P] 1978
Wings' single "With a Little Luck" reaches #1 in the US charts (2
weeks at #1). (3679)
[P] 1991
UK release of Paul McCartney CD, LP, and cassette "Unplugged (The
Official Bootleg)" (Parlophone). Songs: "Be-Bop-a-Lula", "I Lost
My Little Girl", "Here, There and Everywhere", "Blue Moon of
Kentucky", "We Can Work It Out", "San Francisco Bay Blues", "I've
Just Seen a Face", "Every Night", "She's a Woman", "Hi-Heel
Sneakers", "And I Love Her", "That Would be Something",
"Blackbird", "Ain't No Sunshine" (vocal: Hamish Stuart), "Good
Rockin' Tonight", "Singing the Blues", and "Junk". (850)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 21. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles, on a tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny
Gentle, perform at the Northern Meeting Ballroom, Inverness,
Inverness-shire. They have to play in an upstairs ballroom while
the older folks stay downstairs and participate in "Old tyme
dancing" to the music of tra***ional bandleader Lindsay Ross & his
Famous Broadcasting Band. The Silver Beetles had also been booked
to headline in their first advertised professional engagement this
night at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool, for promoter Brian
Kelly. When the Silver Beetles left on their disappointing tour,
they neglected to tell Kelly of their change in plans, and Kelly
was left with a hall full of patrons but not his advertised
attraction. It later will take a lot of persuasion on the part of
Bob Wooler to get Kelly to agree to let the group perform at
Litherland Town Hall Ballroom on December 27 (as The Beatles, their
name having been changed for the last time in mid-August 1960), and
Kelly probably only agreed as a favor to Wooler. The December 27
performance will prove to be a significant one for The Beatles.
(1405)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1165)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (365)
1963
The Beatles, at the Playhouse Theatre in London, record two BBC
radio programs for later broadcast. First they tape an appearance
for the program "Saturday Club", their first appearance on that
important show as top of the bill. They perform "I Saw Her
Standing There", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Boys", "Long Tall
Sally", "From Me to You", and "Money". The show is broadcast on
May 25, and the last three songs are included in the portion of the
program that is broadcast overseas. The Beatles are also
interviewed, and they show themselves to be personable and witty.
The second radio program that they record this day is for the show
"Steppin' Out", which is taped before a wildly enthusiastic
audience. The Beatles perform six songs, "Please Please Me", "I
Saw Her Standing There", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Twist and Shout",
"Thank You Girl", and "From Me to You". "Twist and Shout" was
e***ed out of the final program tape. This show is broadcast on
June 3. (1790)
1964
US release of Beatles single "Sie Liebt Dich/I'll Get You" (Swan).
The German-language version of "She Loves You". 1 week on
Billboard chart; highest position #97. (20)
1975
A television special, "Beatles Special with Host David Frost" is
broadcast on US TV. (3524)
[P] 1980
US release of Paul McCartney LP "McCartney II" (Columbia). Songs:
"Coming Up", "Temporary Secretary", "On the Way", "Waterfalls",
"Nobody Knows", "Front Parlour", "Summer's Day Song", "Frozen Jap",
"Bogey Music", "Darkroom", and "One of These Days". The album
included a special one-sided promo single of the live version of
"Coming Up" from the B-side of the "Coming Up" single. This single
is not included with the UK album. Highest chart position is #3
for five weeks (Billboard). (259)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 22. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1166)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (366)
1963
The Beatles, on tour with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont
Cinema, Ispwich, Suffolk. (1791)
1965
"Ticket to Ride" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard). (55)
[P] 1976
Paul McCartney's single "Silly Love Songs" reaches #1 in the US
charts (five weeks at #1). (3538)
[P] 1980
US re-release of Paul McCartney LP "McCartney" (Columbia). (260)
[P] 1980
US re-release of Paul and Linda McCartney LP "Ram" (Columbia).
(261)
[P] 1980
US re-release of Wings LP "Wild Life" (Columbia). (262)
[P] 1980
US re-release of Paul McCartney and Wings LP "Red Rose Speedway"
(Columbia). (263)
[P] 1980
US re-release of Paul McCartney and Wings LP "Band on the Run"
(Columbia). (264)
[J] 1986
The "Imagine" film is released on videocassette in the US. (3630)
[R] 1992
US release of Ringo Starr album on CD and cassette, "Time Takes
Time" (Private Music). Songs: "Weight of the World", "Don't Know a
Thing About Love", "Don't Go Where the Road Don't Go", "Golden
Blunders", "All in the Name of Love", "After All These Years", "I
Don't Believe You", "Runaways", "In a Heartbeat", and "What Goes
Around". (474)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 23. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles, on a tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny
Gentle, perform at Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
Earlier in the day, on their way to Fraserburgh from Inverness,
Johnny Gentle was driving and ran into the rear end of another
vehicle. A guitar went flying, hitting drummer Tommy Moore in the
mouth and knocking out several of his front teeth. Nonetheless,
Moore performed that night. (1406)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1167)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (367)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema,
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. (1792)
1966
US release of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain" (Capitol). 10
weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1. [Note: Some sources
give May 30, 1966, as the correct release date.] (91)
[O] 1968
A second Apple Boutique is opened, at 161 Kings Road in Chelsea.
Within a year it will be closed. (2836)
[P] 1968
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr film an interview at Abbey Road
studios for inclusion in a pop/rock documentary to be called "All
My Loving". Broadcast on November 3. (2837)
[P] 1970
Paul McCartney's solo album "McCartney" reaches #1 in the US
charts. (3237)
[G] 1974
George Harrison forms Dark Horse Records Ltd. (3341)
[P] 1975
US release of Wings single "Listen to What the Man Said/Love in
Song" (Capitol). 13 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.
(190)
[J] 1980
John Lennon travels alone to Cape Town, South Africa, for a
holiday, to boost his independence and self-confidence. (3342)
[J] 1981
John Lennon's posthumous single "Watching the Wheels" peaks at #9
in the US charts (Record World). John and Yoko's LP "Double
Fantasy", which entered the US Top Twenty on Dec. 6, 1980, is still
in the Top Twenty at #13. (3343)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 24. **
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1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1168)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (368)
1963
A sure sign of The Beatles' success: On this day they visit BBC's
Aeolian Hall, London, to record the first show of their very own
radio program, "Pop Go the Beatles". This is significant
considering that one year previously The Beatles had not yet had a
recording session with EMI. Four programs are initially contracted
for, with an option for a further 11. The format is to be somewhat
typical--The Beatles will play host to a guest act each week. The
theme song for the program is a rockin' version of "Pop Goes the
Weasel". The Beatles' guests for this first show are the Lorne
Gibson Trio. The Beatles' perform the songs "From Me to You",
"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Do You Want to Know a Secret",
"You Really Got a Hold On Me", "Misery", and "The Hippy Hippy
Shake". A BBC poll later indicates that the program had an
audience appreciation index of 52 (out of 100), which is not
especially impressive. (1793)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform for two "houses" at
the Granada Cinema, Walthamstow, London. (1794)
1969
The Beatles' single "Get Back" reaches #1 in the US charts. (3062)
[J] 1969
John and Yoko, with Yoko's daughter Kyoko, fly to the Bahamas for a
peace bed-in, but leave when John realizes how far from the US they
are. Plus, the heat and humi***y are too high for comfortably
staying in bed for 7 days. (3067)
[R] 1974
UK release of Harry Nilsson soundtrack LP "Son of Dracula" (RCA).
Includes film dialogue spoken by Ringo Starr. On the songs
"Daybreak" and "At My Front Door", Ringo plays drums. George
Harrison plays cowbell on "Daybreak". (611)
[G] 1976
George Harrison begins recording sessions for his next album, the
"Thirty Three & 1/3" LP. (3540)
[P] 1979
US release of Wings LP "Back to the Egg" (Columbia). Songs:
"Reception", "Getting Closer", "We're Open Tonight", "Spin It On",
"Again and Again and Again", "Old Siam, Sir", "Arrow Through Me",
"Rockestra Theme", "To You", "After the Ball/Million Miles",
"Winter Rose/Love Awake", "The Broadcast", "So Glad to See You
Here", and "Baby's Request". (250)
1982
UK release of Beatles single "The Beatles' Movie Medley/I'm Happy
Just to Dance With You" (Parlophone). Highest chart position is
#10. (720)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 25. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles, continuing their tour backing singer Johnny
Gentle, perform at St. Thomas Hall, Keith, Banffshire. (1407)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1169)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (369)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at City Hall in
Sheffield. (1795)
[J] 1965
US television reporter Martin Ogronsky films an interview in
Cannes, France, with John Lennon. Lennon and his wife Cynthia are
in Cannes for its annual film festival. The interview is broadcast
in the US on June 1, on CBS Television's "The Merv Griffin Show".
(2365)
1967
The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios,
Kingsway, London). George Martin is absent again, and The Beatles
record in a new studio away from Abbey Road again. The De Lane Lea
studio is located in the basement of an office building opposite
the Holborn tube station. Engineer Dave Siddle and tape operator
Mike Weighell man the control room. The Beatles record four takes
of "It's All Too Much", another song intended for the "Yellow
Submarine" movie soundtrack. The song's title at this stage is
"Too Much". (2682)
[J] 1967
John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelically-painted Rolls
Royce from JP Fallon Coachworks. (2702)
[J] 1969
John, Yoko, and Kyoko fly to Canada, where their next bed-in for
peace will take place (in Montreal). When they arrive at the
airport in Toronto, they are detained by Canadian immigration
authorities for 2 and 1/2 hours. (3068)
[G] 1973
UK release of George Harrison single "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace
on Earth)/Miss O'Dell" (Apple). 7 weeks on the charts; highest
position #8. (600)
[O] 1990
US release of the Jeff Healy Band LP "Hell to Pay", which contains
a cover version of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently
Weeps", on which George Harrison sings backing vocals and plays
acoustic guitar. (3345)
Hasta La Vista

** The following events in Beatles history all took place on May 26. **
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1960
The Silver Beetles, on the Johnny Gentle tour, perform at Town Hall
in Forres, Morayshire. The following morning, short on money, they
slip out of their hotel without paying the bill. (1408)
1961
The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West
Germany. (1170)
1962
The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. (370)
1963
The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform in home territory,
at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool. It is The Beatles' first
Liverpool appearance in over six weeks. (1796)
1965
The Beatles tape their final BBC radio program, "The Beatles
(Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride)". The BBC wanted the show to
be another in the "From Us to You" series, but The Beatles feel
that the old title no longer represents where they are musically,
so they come up with an (somewhat unimaginative) alternate title.
The songs: "Ticket to Ride", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby",
"I'm a Loser", "The Night Before", "Honey Don't", "Dizzy Miss
Lizzy", and "She's a Woman". Two of these performances, "Ticket to
Ride" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", are included on the 1994 Apple
release "The Beatles Live at the BBC" (Disc 2, Tracks 22-23).
Despite promises to the contrary, The Beatles will not record any
ad***ional radio shows. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" is
spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" on other albums.] (2366)
1966
The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios,
London). Recording "Yellow Submarine". Taping of the basic track,
adding Ringo's lead vocal, and also adding John, Paul, and George's
backing vocals. Recovering from a case of food poisoning, George
Martin misses this recording session, engineer Geoff Emerick
overseeing the session. (2526)
1967
UK release of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
(Parlophone). The Beatles' eighth album. Songs: "Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help from My Friends",
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Getting Better", "Fixing a Hole",
"She's Leaving Home", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", "Within
You Without You", "When I'm Sixty-Four", "Lovely Rita", "Good
Morning Good Morning", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(Reprise)", and "A Day in the Life". Also includes the 15 KC tone
and the "Inner Groove", both of which were excluded on the US
album. The album was rush-released on May 26, but the official
release date of June 1 has been tra***ionally observed. Highest
chart position: #1. (540)
[J] 1969
US release of John Lennon/Yoko Ono LP "Unfinished Music No. 2 -
Life with The Lions" (Zapple). Tracks: "Cambridge 1969", "No Bed
For Beatle John", "Baby's Heartbeat", "Two Minutes of Silence", and
"Radio Play". 8 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #174.
(111)
[G] 1969
US release of George Harrison LP "Electronic Sound" (Zapple).
Tracks: "Under the Mersey Wall" and "No Time or Space". 2 weeks on
Billboard chart; highest position #191. (112)
[J] 1969
John and Yoko fly from Toronto to Montreal and begin their 2nd
bed-in for peace at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel (Suite 1742).
John had wanted to stage the bed-in in the US, but he was denied a
visa due to his drug conviction. He selected a location close
enough to the US to guarantee media coverage inside the US, wanting
to add his peace sentiments to the strong anti-Vietnam War
movement. Many of the interviews held during the bed-in are filmed
for an unreleased movie, "The Way It Is", portions of which are
included in 1988's "John Lennon: Imagine" and 1990's home video
release "John & Yoko: The Bed-In". The song "Give Peace a Chance"
will be recorded during the bed-in. John invites Canada's prime
minister Pierre Trudeau to plant acorns for peace. Trudeau's
response?--"I don't know about his acorns, but I'd like to see him
if he's around. He's a good poet." (3069)
[G] 1970
George Harrison begins recording for his "All Things Must Pass"
album. Ringo plays drums on the album. (3238)
1972
Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles"
(Parlophone). The "White Album". (3823)
1973
The Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" reaches #1 in
the US charts. (3485)
[P] 1986
Paul McCartney is inducted by the "Guinness Book of Records" as the
most successful musician of all time. (3347)
[J] 1987
US re-release of John Lennon album "Shaved Fish" on CD (Capitol).
Due to problems with sound quality, this release will be withdrawn.
The album will be re-issued on CD on May 17, 1988. (405)
[J] 1987
UK re-release of 3 John Lennon albums on CD: "Rock 'N' Roll",
"Imagine", and "Shaved Fish" (EMI). Due to poor sound quality,
"Shaved Fish" is recalled, and it will be reissued on May 17, 1988.
(776)
[P] 1987
UK re-release of Wings album "Wings Over America" on CD
(Parlophone). (777)
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